{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-safety-installation-and-use-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-safety-installation-and-use-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/550",
  "legislation_title": "The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-safety-installation-and-use-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994",
  "text": "In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the 1994 Regulations—\n(a) the definition of “emergency control” shall be deleted and the following substituted—\n““emergency control” means a valve for shutting off the supply of gas in an emergency, being a valve intended for use by a consumer of gas;”;\n(b) in the definition of “gas appliance”, the words after “used”, where it appears for the first time, shall be deleted and the following substituted—\n“but it does not include a portable or mobile appliance supplied with gas from a cylinder, or the cylinder, pipes and other fittings used for supplying gas to that appliance, save that, for the purposes of regulations 3, 35 and 35A of these Regulations, it does include a portable or mobile space heater supplied with gas from a cylinder, and the cylinder, pipes and other fittings used for supplying gas to that heater;”;\n(c) in the definition of “gas fittings”, after “valves”, there shall be inserted “(other than emergency controls)”;\n(d) after the definition of “gas storage vessel”, there shall be inserted—\n““gas water heater” includes a gas fired central heating boiler;”;\n(e) in the definition of “installation pipework”, the words “or (e) any part of a primary meter installation;” shall be deleted;\n(f) the definitions of “primary meter”, “primary meter installation” and “public gas supplier”shall be deleted and the following substituted—\n““primary meter” means the meter nearest to and downstream of a service pipe or service pipework for ascertaining the quantity of gas supplied through that pipe or pipework by a supplier;\n“re-fillable cylinder” means a cylinder which is filled other than at the place where it is connected for use;”;\n(g) in the definition of “service pipe”, the words after “distribution main” where it appears for the second time shall be deleted and the following substituted—“and the outlet of the first emergency control downstream from the distribution main;”;\n(h) the definition of “service valve” shall be deleted and the following substituted—\n““service valve” means a valve (other than an emergency control) for controlling a supply of gas, being a valve—\n(a) incorporated in a service pipe; and\n(b) intended for use by a supplier or transporter of gas; and\n(c) not situated inside a building;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/550/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:50:24.412138+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}